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'File 61/14 XV (D 62) Relations between Nejd and Iraq (Akhwan Rebellion)' [200r] (405/595)
The record is made up of 1 volume (299 folios). It was created in 31 Dec 1929-31 Jan 1930. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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(5) If on uhe other hand you do not feel that
deportation is very ewsentiai, you^endeavour to obtain
from Bin 3aud written and binding guarantees, that if
leaders are handed over, (a) their lives and those of i&sa
their relatives will he spared^ (h) Any punishment
inflicted shall not he excessive or such as to outrage
Arah senuiments or run counter to British tradition^
(c) Effective measures will he taken to eliminate
possibility of Iraq, or Kuwait to suffer further at their
hands*
(6). His Majesty's Government note that it is considered
unlikely that Ihn 3aud would wish to punish rank and file
of rehel tribes with undue severity but in their case also
it is clearly important to satisfy local and humanitarian
sentiment. Gosequently before agreeing to hand them
over you should obtain from Ibn Saud guarantees similar to
those suggested in paragraph 5 above and of a nature
which, in your opinion, the refugees themselves could
reasonably be required to accept.
7. As regards question of necovery of loot His
Majesty•s Government do not feel they are on very strong
ground, Iraqi and Kuwaiti claims for compensation
have never been accepted by Ibn 3aud and as regards
Iraq Ibn Saud is understood to present large counter
claims. Moreover special machinery for adjusting of
such claims is provided for in the Bahra agreements.
His Majesty's Govei'nment doubt therefore whether they sa&i
could take matter into their own hands and seize
property of refugees to satisfy local claims or
alternatively could make restoration of loot a condition
of surrender of refugees. On the other hand they
realise that once the refugees have been surrendered
Iraq and Kuwait will not be in very strong position to
demand restoration of loot. In 411 the circumstances
His Majesty's Government can only leave it to you to do
what in your judgement is practicable at this stage
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The volume contains letters, telegrams, memoranda, and reports pertaining to relations between Najd and Iraq. The correspondence is between Harold Dickson, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait, Hugh Biscoe, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in Bushire, Lord Passfield, Secretary of State for the Colonies in London, William Bond, Charge d'Affaires in Jeddah, Francis Humphrys, High Commissioner in Iraq, John Chancellor, High Commissioner in Palestine, Robert Brooke-Popham, Air Officer Commanding in Iraq, Arthur Henderson, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in London, the Government of India, Sheikh Ahmed al-Jabar al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait, Ibn Sa'ud, King of Najd and the Hejaz, and Charles Prior, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain.
The volume covers the unsettled period following the collapse of the Ikhwan rebellion against Ibn Sa'ud's rule when many rebel tribes sought sanctuary in Iraq and Kuwait. The documents discuss the whereabouts of some of the leaders (Faisal ad-Dawish, Naif al-Hithlain, ibn Mashhur, ibn Lami and ibn Shiblan) and their tribes (mainly Ajman and Mutair), and what to do with them should they surrender. The negotiations of their surrender and those to secure an agreed return to Najd is also discussed, the latter in some detail following meetings between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and Ibn Sa'ud himself. Restitution of property lost during raids is also discussed and negotiated.
The volume also covers a dialogue on the idea of a meeting between King Faisal of Iraq and Ibn Sa'ud.
At the back (folios 286-87) are internal office notes.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (299 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folios 3-4B). The index entries include the folio numbers of relevant documents, to help identify and locate them within the volume.
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Foliation: The main sequence runs from the front cover to the back cover. The numbering is written in pencil, circled and found in the top right corner of each folio. Foliation anomalies: 1A, 1B; 4A, 4B; 5A, 5B; 258A, 258B, 258C; 261A, 261B; 282A, 282B; 285A, 285B, 285C. Fold-out folios: 241, 244, 245, 249. In addition, two Arabic letters (folios 258B-258C and 261B) are folded and enclosed in envelopes. The back of each envelope has been attached by adhesive to a separate blank page (folios 258A and 261A). There are a number of strips of blank, re-used paper towards the back of the volume, along the fold of the spine. These paper strips originally formed the left hand margin of sheets of paper that are not present in the volume. Three of the paper strips are numbered 282B, 285B and 285C. The other twelve paper strips are unnumbered. A secondary and inconsistent foliation sequence is also written in pencil in the top right corner of most of the folios in the volume, but is not circled.
Condition: broken spine cover.
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- 'File 61/14 XV (D 62) Relations between Nejd and Iraq (Akhwan Rebellion)'
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- front, front-i, 1br:1bv, 2r:3v, 4ar:4bv, 5ar:5bv, 6r:125v, 126v:241r, 242r:243v, 245v:248v, 249v:257v, 258ar:258cv, 259r:260v, 261ar, 262r:281v, 282ar:282br, 283r:284v, 285ar:285cv, 286r:289v, back-i, back
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